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Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday demanded correct use of the funds granted to Mozambique by the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as well as scrupulous compliance with the deadlines agreed for implementing MCC
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Sudan's Dearth of Doctors
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a civil society group pivotal in the revolution that ousted former president Omar al-Bashir, said attacks on medical teams by security forces and civilians had become a common phenomenon, especially in emergency units when security of health personnel is
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Tanzania: Immediate Measures to Protect the Rights of Prison Detainees
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Civil and political rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure ones ability to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without discrimination or
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Zimbabwe: Suspend Constitutional Amendment Hearings Parly Told
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has rubbished announcement of Public Hearings dates on proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2 and called for suspension of the
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Embattled Malawi elections boss quits
Chairperson of Malawi’s electoral body resigned her position in what is the latest twist of an upcoming election rerun in the southern African
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RAICHURA: Pension inclusion would have reduced Covid livelihood
Why is it that each time we have a crisis in Kenya, the majority of our informal workers are unable to sustain themselves for even a few days without an
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Why The Revolution Needs To Include The Black LGBTQ+ Community - Blavity
If Black people reconfigured their belief systems after centuries of brainwashing and manipulation, there’s no reason that our community can’t come together and see that Black trans communities are just as worthy and beautiful as the rest of the Black
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Chamisa, ED talks inevitable: Mtata
DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country’s multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will push for the talks to materialise, says Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth
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Tighten screws on Zim US$7m COVID-19 grant: US
United States senator Jim Risch has called on the World Bank (WB) to impose stricter accountability measures for a US$7 million grant extended to Zimbabwe to support the COVID-19
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Liberia: Civil Society Organizations At Odds Over Changing Mid-Term Elections Date to December
The Election Coordinating Committee of Mr. Oscar Bloh and the Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) represented by Mr. Augustine Tamba and Mr. Amose Williams were in
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If Black Americans were to seek asylum, they would easily qualify
Unsurprisingly, the US government's own findings reveal racial disparities in sentencing as well, with Black prisoners' sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those of white
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Rwanda: Report - 25 Community Mediators Convicted for Corruption
A report by the Senatorial Committee on Governance and Political Affairs has revealed that months to the end of their mandate, 25 members of community mediation committees locally known as Abunzi have so far been convicted of corruption related
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Burundi: Free and Fair Polls in Burundi? Who Shouts First After the Count?
With the authorities barring international observers at the last minute by invoking Covid-19 and a run-up to the polls marred by intensified violence and opposition repression, a serious question mark hangs over the credibility of Burundi's Wednesday
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Ghana: Private Radio Stations in Ghana Influence Political Discourse Unfairly. Here Is How
Because much of the political news people consume is through the media, radio serves as the dominant source of political
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Africa: Knowing Our Past to Inform a Better Future
This window of opportunity, if managed the right way, will enable Africa to transform its economies, set itself on a path toward sustainable and inclusive growth, and realize the potential that has eluded it for so
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Devastating effects of Covid-19 on thousands Street Kids in Zimbabwe: Edith Chibhamu.
It has given rise to a myriad of challenges such as mental instability, hunger and gender based violence (GBV), street kids have not been spared by this deadly pandemic and are made to face the wrath of this global novel on their
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Unions, activists call for Cape Town Covid-19 clinical trial to be stopped
In May, the Cape Town-based clinical research organisation, TASK, began a clinical trial to see if a common TB shot — the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine normally given to newborns — could help protect hospital workers from developing serious
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Limitation of rights must not become new norm, warn academics
Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan to rescue both the economy and address the social impacts of
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Tunisia-UNDP - Will to Diversify Cooperation in Economic and Social Rights Field
Tunis/Tunisia — Minister of Human Rights, Relations with Constitutional Authorities and Civil Society Ayachi Hammami expressed, on Wednesday, the Ministry's willingness to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tunisia to include other areas related to the
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Rwanda: EU Offers Rwf55 Billion to Rwanda in COVID-19 Grant
The Government of Rwanda and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement to support social protection in response to the Covid-19 crisis in the country, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said in
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COVID-19 Means Fewer Condoms in Zimbabwe – Free Press of Jacksonville
Family planning supplies and contraceptives are sold out or inaccessible as the Zimbabwean government continues to battle
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Ghana coronavirus: 5,127 cases; Obuasi becomes latest hotspot
April 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot
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FULL TEXT: Civic, business groups write political leaders over crime consensus
Several civic and business groups have written an open letter to Jamaica’s two main political leaders expressing concern over the delay in advancing discussion on a national crime
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Zimbabwe: ED Govt Faces Growing International Condemnation Over Crackdown
Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and
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Sanda Ojiambo: I will advance Kofi Annan’s vision
Since 2008, Ms Ojiambo has been Safaricom’s head of sustainable business and social impact, and playing that role saw her interact with UNGC many
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Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today
In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and
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Doubters quarantine: DRC civil society campaign combats virus denials
Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking to the front line of coronavirus sensitization efforts as the pandemic continues to spike in the vast Central African
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